ANTONY. Oh, thou hast fired me; my soul's up in arms, And mans each part about me: Once again, That noble eagerness of fight has seized me; That eagerness with which I darted upward To Cassius' camp: In vain the steepy hill Opposed my way; in vain a war of spears Sung round my head, and planted on my shield; I won the trenches, while my foremost men Lagged on the plain below.英文原著 · 《All For Love》
She is evidently eager to leave the place--as eager as I am. Frere rejoices in his murderous power, and laughs at her expostulations. I suppose men get tired of their wives. In my present frame of mind I am at a loss to understand how a man could refuse a wife anything. I do not think she can possibly care for him. I am not a selfish sentimentalist, as are the majority of seducers. I would take no woman away from a husband for mere liking. Yet I think there are cases in which a man who loved would be justified in making a woman happy at the risk of his own--soul, I suppose.英文原著 · 《For the Term of His Natural Life》
She nodded smilingly and set to work. Standing in the shadow of a hemlock, he watched her for a few moments. Her movements were slow, as would be natural to one who had been so reduced by illness, but this every evidence of feebleness touched his feelings. "She is eager to begin--too eager. No nonsense there about 'menial tasks.' Well, it does give one hope to see such a woman as that in the old kitchen," and then the hungry cattle welcomed him.英文原著 · 《He Fell In Love With His Wife》
What it cost me to preserve the outward appearance of composure as I handed back the letter, I am ashamed to tell. I spoke to him with some bitterness. "Your wishes are gratified," I said; "I don't wonder that you are eager to leave your place." He reined back his horse and repeated my words. "Eager to leave my place? I am heart-broken at leaving it." I was reckless enough to ask why. His head sank. "I daren't tell you," he said. I went on from one imprudence to another.英文原著 · 《LITTLE NOVELS》
"Ting!" one stroke of the bell called hundreds of eager voices to silence. "Who knows where Mrs. Gilbert lives? Is it at Mrs. Butman's house or Mrs. Lichtenfels'?"
Twenty eager hands contended with each other for the honor of giving the information, and in three minutes more, Matty, all encouraged by her success, was on her way. And Mrs. Gilbert was at home.英文原著 · 《The Brick Moon》
So, when do we get this thing started-- I know. You only have the morning to give-- No. I'm eager. Eager to get you free of this, is all.美剧 · 《Billions》
Because I am very eager to stay, my Lord. Very eager, indeed.美剧 · 《Downton Abbey》
He is a family man who is eager to go home to his wife and children, who are eager to have him.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
It'll be a couple of weeks until the long form contracts are ready to be signed, but-- I'm eager to proceed. I don't want paperwork to stop us from making certain project deadlines.美剧 · 《Billions》